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RICHARD D. KUHN
Member of Firm
Rkuhn@kuhn-otoole.com
  • Born Staten Island, New York, April 19, 1934.
  • Admitted to bar, 1959, New York; 1993, U.S. Tax Court.
  • Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1955; LL.B., 1958); Georgetown University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1963).
  • Author: 
    • "Liquidation and Reincorporation Under the 1954 Code," Vol. 51, No. 1, Georgetown Law Journal, 1962.
    • "United States Tax Policy With Respect to Less Developed Countries," Vol 32, No. 2, George Washington Law Review.
    • "Some Tax Aspects of Real Estate Transactions, Post 1964," Vol. 3, No. 1, Richmond County Bar Association Journal, 1965.
    • "Conserving The Fruits: A Survey of Estate Planning for the Physician," Vol. 37, No. 13, Modern Medicine, 1969.
    • "Disclosure versus Confidentiality," Vol. 29, No. 4, The Catholic Lawyer (St. John's University, 1985).
  • Chairman of Board and President, Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, 1974-1978.
  • Member:
    • Estate Planning Council of New York.
  • Languages: Spanish.
  • Practice Areas: Trust and Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; Elder Law; Probate; Corporate; Pension.

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MAUREEN A. O'TOOLE
Member of Firm
Otoole@kuhn-otoole.com
  • Born Brooklyn, New York, August 11, 1940.
  • Admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1992, U.S. Tax Court.
  • Education: St. John's University (B.S., cum laude, 1983); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1987).
  • Member:
    • Richmond County Bar Association (Member, Surrogate's Court Committee).
    • New York State Bar Association.
    • Staten Island Women's Bar Association (Member, Trusts and Estates Committee).
    • New York County Lawyers Association.
    • Estate Planning Council of New York.
  • Practice Areas: Trust and Estate Planning; Elder Law; Guardianship; Real Estate; Probate.

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DANIEL D. KUHN
Member of Firm
Dkuhn@kuhn-otoole.com
  • Born Staten Island, New York, December 7, 1964.
  • Admitted to bar, 1992, New York and Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit.
  • Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.S., Accounting, 1986); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D.; M.S.W., 1991).
  • Prior Experience: Senior Attorney, Disability Law Specialist, Queens Legal Services Corporation, 1992-1998.
  • Reported Cases: Melville v. Apfel, 198 F.3d 45 (2d Cir. 1999); Santana v. Apfel, 44 F.Supp.2d 482 (EDNY 1999); Mijares v. Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services of U.S., 887 F.Supp.57 (EDNY 1994).
  • Member:
    • Richmond County Bar Association.
    • National Organization of Social Claims Representatives.
  • Languages: Spanish.
  • Practice Areas: Social Security Disability; Trust and Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; Guardianship.

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CARL A. MAIETTA
Associate
Cmaietta@kuhn-otoole.com

  • Born Brooklyn, New York, February 18, 1976.
  • Admitted to Bar, 2002, New Jersey and New York.
  • Education: St. John’s University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1998); New York Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001).
  • Member, 1999-2000 and Executive Notes and Comments Editor, 2000-2001, New York Law School Review.
  • Member:
    • New York State Bar Association.
    • Richmond County Bar Association.
  • Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law, Litigation, Real Estate.

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YAEL NEIMAN
Associate
Yneiman@kuhn-otoole.com

  • Born Israel, February 14, 1976.
  • Admitted to Bar, 2005, New York and New Jersey.
  • Education: Touro College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1997); Fordham University (J.D., cum laude, 2004).
  • Member:
    • New York State Bar Association.
    • Richmond County Bar Association.
  • Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Administration, Elder Law..

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GLENN S. WECHSLER
Of Counsel
Gwechsler@kuhn-otoole.com

  • Born Brooklyn, New York, September 11, 1966.
  • Admitted to Bar, 1994, New York.
  • Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1988; J.D., M.S.W., 1993).
  • Member:
    • Richmond County Bar Association.
  • Practice Area: Social Security Disability.

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MARY SOYKA
Associate
Msoyka@kuhn-otoole.com

  • Born Staten Island, New York April 25, 1981.
  • Admitted to Bar, 2007, New Jersey, 2008, New York.
  • Education: St. Francis College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2007).
  • Member:
    • New York State Bar Association.
    • Richmond County Bar Association

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